Claim to Fame

"The rich and the powerful, they take what they want. They have all the power and they use it to make people like you go away. Allow me to steal back your power; because sometimes bad guys make the best good guys. I provide… leverage."

Biography

To most people out there, Stephen Chance is just another passing name. There's nothing important about him or his story. Yet, this is merely to most people. Out of the entire population and out of the entirety of approximations and calculations, he has the gift to turn wrongs into rights and thoughts into his gain. It helps that he grew up in a dishonest little world full of dishonest little people.

Stephen Chance was born to Emily and Harold Chance, a waiter and chef at a small diner just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up in a small apartment for the upper lower-class. There was nothing special about it unless exorbitant crime and living from paycheck to paycheck highlight's his family's extraordinary and exceptional qualities. He grew up quick, too. He had to think harder and quicker than those around him, else he would end up strung-out or beaten, or infamously on the news. He wanted to provide for his parents. He wanted to give them a better life.

So, he began dealing in illicit drugs by the age of thirteen through family connections of an uncle. He covered his trails with odd jobs. By the age of fifteen, he was hearing an excess number of thoughts in his mind and figured himself having accidentally used his own product. He slowly began to wean himself away from the dirty money, addicted to the power but always smart enough to step away when in too deep. His innovative mind kept him from going insane, at least completely. He used his unaware parents as test subjects, focusing and training his psychic powers. He looked into his family history, though that brought on nothing but the occasional nutcase, military jarhead, or other nobodies. He found himself rather special.

He graduated from high school at the age of seventeen with honors and went on to power through a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to attain his Masters as well, without hesitation, attaining that by the age of twenty-one. The American Dream he made a reality; charismatic, intelligent, arguably one of the finer of men physically, he moved back home and helped move his parents out of a rough life, into the city where he became a financial controller of a shining corporation. He kept away from his past life and focused on helping his parents financially. Soon, that urge to help those beyond the corporate ladder grew and he began spreading his wealth further.

Soon enough, Stephen Chance was spending his free time in penthouses and on the prowl along the casinos, using his talents to maximize his profit margins and furthering his wealth just to end up passing it out to those in need. Confident in himself and rather personable, he turned to confidence tricks and returned to the underworld as a bona fide con artist. His marks were pompous high-rollers and he could break any and every poker face imaginable. He soon took to the private sector upon an early retirement from his posh position. He started a business as well, focusing on using his talents; Sub Rosa is the name, with him assisting unfortunate clients in recovering lost power by conning the dishonest world. It's the power that he believes in ultimately: money. What led him to Dallas, however? Nothing at all beyond the ability to travel has led him to Dallas.

He's young and others can control his affairs in Las Vegas.

He wants to live.

Character Details

Smooth, confident, intelligent, they are three adjectives that accurately portray Stephen Chance. He's personable and a social butterfly, so to speak, with the innate ability to manipulate words and emotions around him. He's both kind and humble, at times, passionate and irrevocably charming at others. Then again, these are only two facets of a labyrinthine mind and his job requires multiple personality-types. He keeps himself locked away and at a distance from most anyone. Still, Mister Chance prides himself in being mentally sharp, lest he become dull or worst yet allow paranoia to rule his mind as it falls to insanity.

He is a driven man and aims to excel in any pursuits that catch his fancy. He is manipulative in all situations, wanting control and power over conversation and persons around him. Violence is shunned, but only to a limit. When he draws a line, he draws a line and holds to it. Fascinated is he when it comes to the supernatural world. He was once labeled a vampire, now he wants to see how they tick beyond myths and legends. The greed for knowledge is a vice and he accepts it.

Business

He has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and is skilled in executive positions regarding it. He also runs his own business called Sub Rosa, which deals in various acquisitions for private customers.

Dirty Pool

He's not a master of hand-to-hand or anything, far from it, but he grew up on some mean streets and being able to improvise the art of combat with, say, a bar stool for example, makes for an interesting time. He'll utilize whatever he needs to in order to protect whatever he wants.

Intelligence

With an intelligence quotient of 146, he prides himself in being rather smart. He fluently speaks five languages: English, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. Latin comes to him with relative ease. His memory is sharp. He is a fan of philosophy and literature, as well as mathematics.

Numbers

He enjoys numbers in all shapes and sizes, puzzles and equations. Games and solving them, alongside any fashion of arithmetic or accounting, is something he enjoys to do in his free time and in order to pass the time along.

Telepathy

Mister Chance has the amazing ability of a telepath. He can read minds and hear thoughts; he can also form connections with other telepaths if need be. He has attained the ability to block out most external stimuli, separating his mind from others.

Allergic Reaction

He has a fear of flying stinging insects, because they can seriously mess with his body if he is stung. He is allergic to them, resulting in serious pain, swelling, redness and horrible itching over the stung area. He's sure a full-blown attack could very well lead to Anaphylaxis.

Limp

As perfect as he may be, he suffers from a bad right leg from a car accident in college. It requires near-constant use of a walking aid unless he's taken a high dosage of painkillers. The leg suffers from an infarction in the back of his thigh.

Painkiller Addictions

For his leg, Chance enjoys the opportunity to take various painkillers. There's a plethora of side effects ranging from an upset stomach to an altered mental state and the potential for seizures, pain, and potential depressant effects on his nervous system. He's addicted to the prescribed narcotics as well and doesn't find a problem in his daily use of them.

Paranoia

He's read up on some of his family history. It isn't pretty. He also has had dealings with the underworld and almost constantly looks over his shoulder in case trouble crops up. To those who try to get close to him, he is highly suspicious.

Telepathy

Large crowds and lack of concentration curb Chance's ability to split his mind from others to varying degrees and at varying lengths, dependent upon the size of the outside stimuli. He also takes over-the-counter medication to help avoid brain leaks.

"She's a current mark. Smarter and stronger than she looks. I'll have to play my cards right if I'm to get this job against her family done neatly. I just might hate to use her."

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Emily Chance

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Mother

His mother, once a waitress at a small-time diner, now has entered a much-deserved retirement thanks to Chance's monetary worth. She currently resides just outside of Las Vegas on privately-owned property, living a peaceful life.

Harold "Harry" Chance

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Father

His father, once head chef at a small-time diner, now has entered a much-deserved retirement thanks to Chance's monetary worth. He currently resides just outside of Las Vegas on privately-owned property, living a relaxing life.

Amber Jacobs

Human

Employee

One of his hired folk, Chance affords Amber an ample amount of trust. She retains a position as his personal assistant and security consultant, almost always seen with Chance or nearby to the man. Her background's more secretive than his own.

On-Grid Jobs

The mother of a slain son goes to Chance after a referral to his company Sub Rosa. She wants to see Savoy & Savoy burn for what they did. The story goes like this: They represented her son's murderer. There was fairly damning evidence but then the killer was found innocent of all charges and promptly released. Louisiana is a bad idea, since it's Savoy & Savoy's headquarters, he instead targets Mignonette as a source of insider information.